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by manglav 14y ago
I'm also very interested in this...with a degree in Chemical Engineering and a huge interest in programming, I'd love to hear about any opportunities.
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by manglav 14y ago
The real world? You are in the real world. There are always ways to make things better around you, no matter what situation you are in. If this is hard to think of, then start by writing 5 things that could be better/easier every day. T
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by manglav 14y ago
I don't mean to be snarky, but you gave the answer in your question. "I have no proven idea and no team". You did not mention a lack of skills or capital. If you have no team at this point, that means you will need a proven idea to conver
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by manglav 14y ago
What's the source of this? Anyone know?
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by manglav 14y ago
Kirk Sorenson has calculated that in a new molten salt thorium reactor, the thorium burned would be worth 5x its weight in gold, based on 10 cents per kWh. I am a huge advocate of thorium as a fuel. Unfortunately, using thorium in any reac
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by manglav 14y ago
Are there any opportunities for volunteer work? I am an aspiring developer, and would to help out to add a work sample to my portfolio.
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by manglav 14y ago
To be clear, the market is already a niche (Taskrabbit, AirBnB, LawPivot, etc). I was advising you to find a smaller segment of the market to start from. This should be something you're familiar with, and should have a decent concentratio
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by manglav 14y ago
It seems like you're trying to apply a Business to Business (B2B) mentality to a business to consumer relationship. Is there a reason for that? Is that your background? The problem is, business to consumer is low margin, high volume. You
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by manglav 14y ago
Your examples explain it. “back hurts, anyone know a good chiropractor”, and "my phone cracked anyone know where to get it fixed.” People trend to trust other people, so why would they trust you? What curation and validation are you doing
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by manglav 14y ago
Money is not the only benefits a company can provide. Will they be doing meaingful work? Do you have smart people working at the company already that they can learn from on a daily basis? Are you in a new and exciting industry that inter
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by manglav 14y ago
It's really not about winning or losing, it's to show that good ideas, sometimes REALLY good ideas are stifled in an academic environment. And to show that the Professors who have obscene amounts of power in college don't use it responsibl
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by manglav 14y ago
Yes, both are super interesting, but it's a shame it's taken so long to pursue these technologies. Mind if we exchange email addresses? It's rare to meet someone who's knowledgeable about these technologies and also on HN. My professors
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by manglav 14y ago
if you intend to work for a startup, I would go for FLiBe Energy, a startup devoted to developing a thorium reactor. That's where I'm hopefully headed after I graduate with a Chemical Eng. degree. To learn more about thorium reactors, you
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by manglav 14y ago
what state do you live in? Taxes vary, and can shift the salary by 15-20%.
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by manglav 14y ago
In my very limited experience, the biggest question is if you will be having outside investors. This usually means you will need a C-corporation. It seems like that won't be an issue here. An S-corporation (which is still a corporation -
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by manglav 14y ago
Couldn't find an email on growdetroit.com, so I facebook messaged you. Thanks for the help! I really appreciate it.
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by manglav 14y ago
$500 for a ticket? As a student, I'd love to go, but that's a little much. Does anyone know of any student tickets, or company sponsoring tickets? I'll wear as much company swag as you want, and be there the whole day.
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by manglav 14y ago
EatLoCo is TaskRabbit meets Foodgawker and aims to provide the trifecta for the college campus - cheap, healthy, ethnic food. Fighting bad eating habits of students everywhere, while strengthening the local community, EatLoCo nourishes eve
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by manglav 14y ago
If you look at the images, it seems like they use linux as their OS? Can anyone else confirm?
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Student Rickrolls Professor with college CS paper(gizmodo.com)
2 points by manglav 14y ago|0 comments
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by manglav 14y ago
Another calculus and all around math guide is here for free. http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/ I've been using it ever since I was in high school. To this date, I have only rarely had to pay attention in my math classes due to this resourc
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by manglav 14y ago
You're right, I was referring more to the startup culture in those areas. Unfortunately, all the examples I named are the large markets, but I would also include Portland, and some parts of Texas maybe? I've heard Las Vegas is trying to t
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by manglav 14y ago
Great advice, but this seems like you need a trifecta of things going for you. 1. The right environment - going to school in Seattle or the Valley/SF, or even NY, the big companies are literally in your backyard, and you're aware of it. M
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by manglav 14y ago
This is really helpful ,thank you for the example. Does anyone know of any other resources for simple Dynamic Programming examples?
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by manglav 14y ago
One thing I'm scared of is that I probably won't have an opportunity to go to San Francisco for a long time if I finish my degree. Assuming I have a job offer, it will be very tough to say no and move to SF at that point versus now. Does
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by manglav 14y ago
App Academy's founders estimate that their graduates will be able to pull 80-90k as an entry level iOS developer. I am looking to transition into software development, and the remaining classes I have left are controls, Lab 2, and senior p
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Ask HN: App Academy or College Degree?
2 points by manglav 14y ago|6 comments
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by manglav 14y ago
thanks for the course! It will be a big help.
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by manglav 14y ago
http://www.hashmaplabs.com/app_academy/ Free 9 week iOS course in SF. I've applied, so should you! They seek a wide variety of programmers, so don't be shy. Clearly it's affordable, and the hours are awesome (something like 1-9 so outs
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by manglav 14y ago
my username at gmail. Look forward to hearing from you! and you do know a way to fix that?

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